Arizona Quest For Kids

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Your title and the organization you represent.
Your Name
Why you chose to attend this workshop.
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FEDERAL, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY-BASED PATHWAYS TO
STUDENT SUCCESS

• GUIDING QUESTIONS
• What is NAU GEAR UP? What is AQFK?
• What are each programs important components?
• Which services have the greatest impact? Why?

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FEDERAL, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY-BASED PATHWAYS TO
STUDENT SUCCESS

• GOAL
• Give you tools you can use to help students and
  families in your community, using existing
  resources.

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NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (NAU) GEAR UP

• OVERVIEW
• Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for
  Undergraduate Programs
• National initiative funded by the U.S. Department
  of Education
• Created in 1999, NAU received two grants and
  began delivering services to students in 2000

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NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (NAU) GEAR UP
MISSION To significantly increase the number of
low income students who are prepared to succeed
in education beyond high school.
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NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (NAU) GEAR UP

• APPROACH
• GEAR UP serves entire classes of 7th - 12th
  graders from low-income schools
• NAU specified sites in its grant applications
• Currently 11 sites statewide are serving
  approximately 4,000 students
• Most are now in 11th grade (Year 5 of 6)
• Every federal dollar spent is matched 11

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NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (NAU) GEAR UP

• Arizona Community Foundation
• AZ Commission for Postsecondary Ed.
• Arizona Diamondbacks
• Arizona Quest for Kids
• ASU Financial Aid Office
• Boeing Corporation
• Maricopa Community College District
• NAU Financial Aid Office
• New York Times Knowledge Network
• Phoenix Fire - School House Foundation
• Rodel Foundation
• U of A Financial Aid Office

Pinon High School
Flagstaff Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Coconino High School
Kingman High School
Alhambra High School
Cordova Middle School
Mesa / Westwood High School
Yuma High School
AZ School for the Deaf and Blind
Patagonia / Nogales High School
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NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (NAU) GEAR UP

• SITE COORDINATORS
• Monitor student grades, attendance and enrollment
  in college prerequisite courses.
• Provide information to students and parents about
  getting into and paying for college.
• Carry out all yearly activities track student
  participation and grades for evaluation purposes.

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NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (NAU) GEAR UP
STRATEGIES
Tutoring / Mentoring
Job Shadowing
Scholarships
Summer Enrichment
Cultural Events
Financial Aid Workshops
College Visits
Parental Involvement
Community Service
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NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (NAU) GEAR UP
GEAR UP WORKS! According to independent program
evaluations, GEAR UP students are more likely to
Stay in School
Meet or Exceed AIMS Standards
Address Attendance Problems
Be Promoted
Use Academic Support Services
Take Rigorous Classes
Score Better on SAT 9
Receive Parental and Mentor Support
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NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (NAU) GEAR UP
TO LEARN MORE, CONTACT Jan Wenning, Assistant
Director jan.wenning_at_nau.edu Or visit our website
at www4.nau.edu/gearup
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ArizonaQuest For Kids

• Pathways to Education Conference
• October 2, 2004

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What Is Arizona Quest for Kids?

• Mentoring, enrichment scholarship program
• In partnership with
• Students
• Families
• Schools
• Mentors
• Resulting in
• High school graduation
• Aspirations of higher education
• Tomorrows community leaders

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Who are Arizona Quest for Kids Students?

• Teacher-nominated 5th graders
• Bright students with high potential for success
  in post-secondary education
• Eligible for free and reduced lunch
• Free of behavioral problems
• Good attendance and low mobility
• Likely to be the first from their family to
  participate in post-secondary education

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Program Components
MENTORING
ENRICHMENT
FAMILY SUPPORT
SCHOLARSHIP
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Mentoring

• Mentors meet with their student mentee a minimum
  1 hour per week
• Mentors must commit to stay involved for at least
  1 year (but most stay much longer)
• Mentors serve as a positive adult role model and
  provide friendship, guidance and encouragement to
  their mentee.

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Enrichment

• Offered to broaden the students life experiences
  and involvement in the community
• Better prepares youth for success by exposing
  them to the world outside of their customary
  surroundings
• Enrichment opportunities include visits to
  college campuses, museums, theatres, science
  exhibits, and other cultural and educational
  venues.

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Family Support

• Collaborative relationships are built early on
  with participant families
• On-going opportunities are provided for youth and
  family asset building
• AQFK has supported students and their families in
  the following ways
• Assistance in obtaining low-income loans
• Access to continuing education for parents and
  older siblings
• Career counseling
• Financial education
• Access to medical and legal services

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Scholarship

• Students who successfully complete the program,
  will have earned a college scholarship equivalent
  of up to four-years worth of tuition at an
  Arizona university
• Can be used as such, or can be used by the
  student to attend a technical school, community
  college, or an out-of-state university

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History

• David Highmark of Northern Trust Bank brought the
  idea to Arizona after witnessing a similar
  program in Naples, Florida
• AQFK launched its pilot program at Madison Park
  Elementary School in central Phoenix in January
  2000- seven students were enrolled
• Received Mayors Partnership Award for Youth
  Development/Mentoring in 2001

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Today

• 232 students currently enrolled
• 440 students to be enrolled by May 2004
• Eleven partner schools from six school districts
• (Creighton, Kyrene, Madison, Murphy,
  Paradise Valley, and Sunnyside)
• Four community-based partners
• 100 Black Men
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tucson
• Neighborhood Ministries

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To learn more, contact Randy Mettler, Executive
Director 4520 North Central Avenue, Suite
560 Phoenix, AZ 85012 Phone [phone] Fax
[phone] randy_at_azquestforkids.org www.azques
tforkids.org
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IMPORTANT PROGRAM COMPONENTSGEAR UP AND AQFK
HAVE IN COMMON
Early Invervention
Enrichment Activities
Staff Commitment
Financial Literacy
Mentoring
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FINANCIAL LITERACY

• 5 QUESTIONS EVERY HS STUDENT IN AZ SHOULD BE ABLE
  TO ANSWER
• Why should I go to college?
• How do I get in?
• What does college cost?
• How do I pay for it?
• How can I avoid being scammed along the way?

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FINANCIAL LITERACY
WHY GO?
Earn 1 million more lifetime
Much less likely to be unemployed
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FINANCIAL LITERACY

• HOW DO I GET IN?
• NAU/ASU/UA GUARANTEED ADMISSION
• (a.k.a. ASSURED, UNCONDITIONAL)
• Class Rank in Top 25
• GPA of 3.0 OR
• ACT Score 22 / SAT Score 1040
• No Deficiencies
• COMMUNITY COLLEGES ADMIT
• MOST HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

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FINANCIAL LITERACY
WHAT DOES COLLEGE COST?
Tuition
Source Financial Aid Offices of ASU, NAU, UA
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FINANCIAL LITERACY
WHAT DOES COLLEGE COST?
Tuition
Housing Food
Books
Travel
Other
Source Financial Aid Offices of ASU, NAU, UA
Source Financial Aid Offices of ASU, NAU, UA
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FINANCIAL LITERACY
HOW DO I PAY FOR IT?
Scholarships
Tuition Waivers
http//www.fafsa.ed.gov
Grants
Advise students to complete between JAN 1 and FEB
14 of Senior Year, and to keep the resulting
Student Aid Report (SAR) close at hand
Work Study
Loans
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FINANCIAL LITERACY
SAMPLE FINANCIAL AID PACKAGE
AZ RESIDENT ATTENDING NAU, ASU or UA, FULL-TIME,
LIVING ON CAMPUS
Total Cost of Attendance . . . . . . . . . . .
. Less Expected Family Contribution . . . Less
Outside Scholarship . . . . . . . . . .
. -----------------------------------------------
Financial Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . ------------------------------------------
----- Federal Pell Grant . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . Tuition Waiver . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . Supplemental Opportunity
Grant . . . . . . Federal Perkins Loan . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . Federal Direct Loan . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal Work Study .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
----------------------------------------------- T
otal Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . -------------------------------------------
----
15,000 1,000 1,000 ----------
13,000 ---------- 3,013 4,087 1,500 1,250 1,25
0 1,900 ---------- 13,000 ----------
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FINANCIAL LITERACY
HOW CAN I AVOID SCAMS?
A PUBLICATION OR SERVICE MAY NOT BE REAL IF IT IS
Not one you checked out yourself
Saying you cant get this info anywhere
Urging you to act now!
Saying they will do all the work
Making unusual requests
Offering membership in an exclusive club
Asking for account information
Lacking an address or phone number
www.ftc.gov
Guaranteeing results
Using a mail drop for a return address
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FINANCIAL LITERACY
THREE HELPFUL WEBSITES
Department of Education Publications www.edpubs.or
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NAU GEAR UP www4.nau.edu/gearup
Arizona Wired Scholar College-going
resource www.arizona.wiredscholar.com
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